The majority of the 2005 Summit on Urban Education in Ohio focused on individual workshop sessions, featuring the practices that are proving especially effective in each of the Ohio 8 districts. To access each presentation, click on the title of the workshop you want to learn more about.

The 24 workshops, led by administration/union teams, addressed specific evidence-based educational strategies in areas such as teacher quality, serving student populations, civic and community engagement, curriculum and instructional innovations, data-based decision making, high school transformation, and standards-driven systems.

A1 – Building Family and Community Engagement – Akron
A1 – Building Family and Community Engagement – Cleveland
A2 – Marketing Your District and Public Education – Canton
A3 – Small Schools: A Student-Centered Approach– Dayton
A4 – Building Self-Sufficient Schools through PEAKS – Youngstown
A5 – Exploring the Benefits of the K-8 Learning Environment – Cleveland
A6 – Special Populations: Addressing the Achievement of ESL, IDEA and Gifted and Talented Students Part One – Columbus
A6 – Special Populations: Addressing the Achievement of ESL, IDEA and Gifted and Talented Students Part Two – Columbus
A6 – Special Populations: Addressing the Achievement of ESL, IDEA and Gifted and Talented Students Part Three – Columbus
A7 – Promoting Quality Classrooms through Effective Leadership Part One – Cincinnati
A7 – Promoting Quality Classrooms through Effective Leadership Part Two – Cincinnati
A8 – Establishing an Alternative Compensation System to Promote Teacher Quality – Toledo

B1 – Civic Engagement – Dayton
B2 – Establishing Community Support through the Urban Congress – Youngstown
B3 – How Do I Teach All These Standards? – Akron
B4 – Using Data to Drive the School Improvement Process – Toledo
B5 – Aligning Literacy Curriculum and Instruction Across the District – Columbus
B6 – Value-Added Accountability – Cleveland
B6 – Value-Added Implementation – Columbus
B6 – Value-Added Partnership – Columbus
B6 – Power of Two Value Added – Columbus
B7 – New Educators Support Team for Entry-Level Teachers (Guidelines) – Youngstown
B7 – New Educators Support Team for Entry-Level Teachers – Youngstown
B8 – Enhancing K-5 Learning through Collaborative Planning Time – Canton

C1 – Building an Effective P-16 Compact – Canton
C2 – Developing Leadership to Implement Small Schools – Cincinnati
C3 – Providing Choice through District Sponsored Charter Schools – Toledo
C4 – Redefining the Role of Literacy in Curriculum and Instruction– Cleveland
C5 – Staying the Course: Literacy and Mathematics – Dayton
C6 – Special Populations – Columbus
C7 – One Teacher and One Classroom at a Time – Akron